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No investigation into Scottish Government independence spending

Scottish Labour peer Lord Foulkes claimed the Advocate General for Scotland was investigating at his request.

The Independent UK

Budget reconciliation will see Scottish Government funding fall by £390 million

Public finance minister says he continues to press the UK Government for greater borrowing powers

Insider UK

Plans for poorest homes in Bristol to pay more council tax branded 'cruel'

The city council is looking to shave £3m from help to vulnerable households

Bristol Post

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Local councils in England at risk of insolvency over £3bn funding black hole

Several councils are in ‘an endgame’ where they face increasingly drastic action to balance the books, LGA says

The Guardian - UK

Two-year timetable for Stormont to repay £300m ‘overly punitive’, says economist

Dr Lisa Wilson said the timescale appears to be designed to be a stick to force the resurrection of the Stormont Executive.

The Independent UK

Westminster politicians have not learnt lessons from 2008 crisis, says Ian Blackford

WESTMINSTER politicians have not learned the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis, Ian Blackford has said, as he warned that inflation will do…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer refuses to commit to accepting pay body’s wage rise recommendations

The Labour leader said his party will have to ‘go at pace’ to ‘rebuild’ public services but stressed it must obey ‘strong fiscal rules’.

The Independent UK

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All the help you can get to pay Council Tax as debts reach 'record high' of £5.5billion

The Centre for social justice, which analysed the figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, said that Council Tax areas have grown by £510million in the year up to March 2023.

Daily Mirror

Council tax bombshell as 22 per cent hike to affect one in four Scots households

A leaked paper has revealed that one in four households in Scotland face huge increases in council tax, even though people are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

Glasgow Live

Scots households deserve better than council tax hike

Record View says Scots deserve better than the chaotic local authority system as bills for some set to soar.

Daily Record

Council tax bombshell as leaked doc reveals plans for 22 per cent rise to hit one in four Scots households

EXCLUSIVE: One in four households in Scotland face massive hikes in council tax under plans being discussed by SNP ministers and local authorities.

Daily Record

Backlash as 'out-of-touch' Rishi Sunak tells struggling families UK must 'hold our nerve'

The Prime Minister claimed there was 'no alternative' but to hike interest rates in order to tackle inflation, but he was branded 'out-of-touch' and 'not up to the job' after an awkward TV interview

Daily Mirror

DWP confirms cost of living payment dates over 3 instalments

More and more people are struggling to pay their bills amid the cost of living crisis

Nottingham Post

Renfrewshire Council 'sleepwalking into nightmare' as it faces budget black hole of up to £50m

The cash crisis has been laid bare in a report which paints a bleak picture for 2024 to 2027.

Daily Record

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Inflation hitting Scots hard as cost of food and fuel remain 'eye-wateringly high'

Experts warned Scots face "a miserable summer" of high inflation and higher interest rates.

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs split on whether to intervene to help mortgage holders

Figures released on Wednesday expected to confirm UK stuck with highest inflation rate in G7

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove says cash to help families pay mortgages can't be 'magicked out of thin air'

Cabinet minister Michael Gove said Tories have 'exacerbated' the issue of soaring borrowing rates with Liz Truss's mini-Budget - and the squeeze on mortgage holders is set to tighten

The Guardian - UK

Urge to soothe markets may blunt Labour’s edge on Tories

Scaling back of green prosperity plan reflects a possibly costly desire to project fiscal stability

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Daily Record

New proposal to allow people to pay mortgage through their wages before tax deductions rejected

An online petition calling for the ‘salary sacrifice’ has received more than 25,2300 signatures of support.

Daily Mirror

Labour scales back £28billion-a-year green energy plan after Tory economic chaos

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the party would 'ramp up' investment in green projects over time but said the economic carnage inflicted on Britain by Liz Truss had narrowed Labour's options

The National (Scotland)

Labour ditch £28bn green prosperity pledge

LABOUR has ditched its £28 billion green prosperity plan, claiming it cannot give a “final set of numbers” on spending until a further fiscal…

The Independent UK

Labour backtracks on £28bn green prosperity plan

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Opposition would not give a ‘final set of numbers’ until a further fiscal statement from the Government.

The Independent UK

Labour in major economic U-turn as it delays flagship £28bn ‘green prosperity plan’

Rachel Reeves blamed Tory government for ‘crashing economy’ as party rowed back on key pledge

Daily Record

Recycling plan is a costly mess as deposit return scheme in Scotland postponed

Record View says the scheme was a sound idea that has become a huge waste of money.

The Independent UK

Government must show how it will pay for ‘unfunded’ NHS workforce plan – Labour

Minsiters faced questions over whether the long-term NHS workforce plan will be funded by borrowing or cuts.

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